
Find the modal class for and for in the following tables.

Important Questions on Measures of Central Tendency

Calculate an estimate of the mean of and of given in the following tables.


The following table summarises the number of tomatoes produced by the plants in the plots on a farm.
No. tomatoes | ||||
No. plots |
The tomatoes are weighed accurately and their mean mass is found to be grams. At market they are sold for per kilogram and the total revenue is Find the actual mean number of tomatoes produced per plot.

All the interior angles of triangular metal plates, denoted by are measured. State the number of angles measured and write down the value of

The total mass of gold extracted from a mine is denoted by which is measured in grams. Find an expression in for the total mass in:
carats, given that carat is equivalent to milligrams

The wind speeds, miles per hour , were measured at a coastal location at midday on consecutive days and are presented in the following table.
Speed | ||||
No. days |
Abel wishes to calculate an estimate of the mean wind speed in kilometres per hour He knows that a distance of miles is approximately equal to
Use the wind speeds in mph to estimate the mean wind speed in

What feature of the data suggests that is less than the median? Confirm whether or not this is the case
